APC challenges court ruling that removed Osun LG chairmen
A Federal High Court in Osogbo has removed the current local government executives and legislators in Osun State. The officials, elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, had sought an extension of their tenure but lost the case. Justice Adefunmilola Demi-Ajayi delivered the judgment, while counsel Muhydeen Adeoye confirmed an appeal has been filed. The case involves several parties, including Governor Ademola Adeleke and the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission.
What we know
- The local government chairmen and councillors were elected on October 15, 2022, and took the oath of office on October 25, 2022.
- The suit commenced in September 2025, and the Court of Appeal in Abuja heard the matter on June 3, 2026, adjourning further hearing to September 28, 2026.
- Justice Demi-Ajayi ruled that the three-year tenure of the council officials ended in October 2025 and dismissed the suit.
- The Osun APC said the judgment also nullified the elections held on February 22, 2025.
- Counsel Muhydeen Adeoye stated that a Notice of Appeal was filed on June 16, 2026, raising six grounds of appeal and seeking to restrain the respondents pending the appeal's outcome.
